Multiple Pork Butts at once

Jobert11

I will be cooking two Pork Butts this weekend, preferably at the same time. Any adjustment I need to make as far as pit temps go? Will probably have 2 - 8-9 pound Butts. Thanks for any help!

pgprescott

Nope

Sea2Ski

Welcome to the forum!

Correct - no adjustments are necessary. The only thing you might want to do is do a “dry fit” the two butts with the drip pan.  It is much easier to do that while the grill is cool then when at temp.  

Any more questions? Fire away.  Lots of helpful people on here.  

lkapigian

As above, cook on 200# same as 8#

TexanOfTheNorth

lkapigian said:

As above, cook on 200# same as 8#

Surprised you got enough air flow!

lkapigian

TexanOfTheNorth said:

lkapigian said:

As above, cook on 200# same as 8#

Surprised you got enough air flow!

I know was it tight,  but enough room on the sides and a little adjusting after a couple hours and “shrinkage” was fine

marysvilleksegghead

keep an eye on the smaller one as it might reach desired temp 1st

JethroBodeen

Let'em RIP. Keep an eye I.T. on the small one as stated above..

lousubcap

welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Above all, have fun.

jeffc5227

I did two at the same time last weekend on a large they came out great.

AB1234

As others have said no adjustments.  

fishlessman

when you first put them in it may take a little longer for the pit temp to climb back up, do not change your vent settings and chase the temps, its a false temp reading from 16 pounds of cold meat

EagleIII

No adjustments required, really,  I have done 5 butts, on a large, without any kind of stacked or adjustable grate, although I admit to opening the lid and spreading them apart a couple hours into the cook as they started to shrink. 

Jobert11

Thank you all for the confirmation! The temp on my EggGenius was showing a false reading  compared to the gauge on the dome. But it all worked out!

tarheelmatt

No adjustments.  Put them on at the same time.  Check each temp independently and process accordingly.  The meat drives the cook.